United States vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from oil
United States
99.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
0.7119 terawatt-hours
in 1984
United States rank
2nd
USSR rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 99.53 terawatt-hours against 0.7119 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 98.82 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 139.8 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 354.34 terawatt-hours | 160.88 terawatt-hours | 193.46 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 242.6 terawatt-hours | 213.3 terawatt-hours | 29.3 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | -336.9 terawatt-hours | 32.94 terawatt-hours | 369.84 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, United States or USSR?
- United States, at 99.53 terawatt-hours against 0.7119 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between United States and USSR?
- 98.82 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do United States and USSR rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.